DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,849
RENAISSANCE MARK
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

TA-W-52,849A
RENAISSANCE MARK
PEORIA, ILLINOIS


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated September 12, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by Graphic Communications International Union
on behalf of workers at Renaissance Mark, Baltimore, Maryland (TA-
W-52,849) and Renaissance Mark, Peoria, Illinois (TA-W-52,849A).
The workers produce commercial printed labels.


The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of
commercial printed labels to a country (Canada) that is a party
to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there were layoffs and a shift in
production from the subject firm to Canada of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:





"All workers of Renaissance Mark, Baltimore, Maryland (TA-W-
52,849) and Renaissance Mark, Peoria, Illinois (TA-W-52,849A),
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 4, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of October, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance